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Originally Posted by rousseau
But this notion of greater vertical affinities than horizontal ones for Canada vis-a-vis the U.S. is overblown. It's a cute notion that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Any Canadian in Toronto is going to feel a more immediate affinity with someone in Vancouver in terms of shared culture and history than he will with someone from Detroit. In spite of how much we are influenced by the U.S., we really are oriented horizontally.
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Yes, that is actually true.